Three Cups of Tea

Tonight my friend Carol treated me to a night at Dallas's Belo Mansion, where Austin College presented Greg Mortenson (Three Cups of Tea) with the Austin College Leadership Award. That honor came with a $100,000 check, which Mortenson told us he plans to use to grant college scholarships to girls--one of his daughter's passions.

Mortenson included in his address lots of anecdotes and great slides, not to mention fascinating stats and quotes. He explained that the Taliban targets girls' schools because warriors usually get their mothers' blessings before entering into jihad, and educated women usually say "no way."

I think I've mentioned that Mortenson wrote the best book I read last year. So I was happy to hear he has just put the finishing touches on a sequel.